So you still think the US is a Christian founded country?

Question

Thomas Paine the inspirational spark behind the American Revolution wrote in his book "The Age Of Reason":
"Of all the systems of relgion that ever were invented, there is none more derogatory to the Almighty, more unedifying to man. more repugnant to reason, and more contradictory in itself, than this thing called Chritianity."

Answer 1

No way.

Maybe Christianity was the most widely-accepted religion back then, but I don't think that's necessarily true now. If America truly prides itself on being a "melting pot", why even try to make that claim?

Furthermore, whatever happened to the separation of church and state? The government has no business in religion, so any claims like that are hypocritical and misplaced. If the President wants to be a Christian, Muslim, Atheist, whatever, that's fine. His/her political decisions shouldn't be based on religion, regardless. That just opens the door to intolerance and wars fought based on ignorance and fear. Do we really need more of that in this country? Do we want to see more people relegated to second-class status in the name of religion, much as gays/lesbians are now?

Answer 2

on the middle of each city/city interior the U. S. that changed into depending before the 1900s, there have been: church homes of each denomenation. In each county interior the U. S., except for 6 or 7, there are Methodist church homes. In files recording the debates about the structure and the first modification, there turned right into a communicate to apply the information "denomenation" really of the information "faith". the reason why faith changed into chosen changed into to ward off someone getting around the technicality of "denomenation" by making use of arising a Non-denomenational "state-faith". Atheism and Deism were the least common beliefs. Thomas Jefferson, arguably the least "non secular" of the founders, held church interior the Capitol progression many circumstances throughout his presidency. no longer all issues achieved were Christ-like, even with the indisputable fact that that's laughable to trust that the founders were no longer by and massive Christian of their make up. there have been classes, like the hot, the position the triumphing mood of the country changed into "back-slidden" or maybe irreligious - yet there has continually been an fairly Christian non secular sentiment to the country. The time period Liberty changed into chosen as a rallying cry because it changed into by and massive a Biblical time period - to point freedom with responsibility. that's surely laughable to trust that the founders were no longer Christian - lots of them were Lay-ministers and seminary graduates. each important company of larger gaining understanding of changed into depending as a seminary. merely about each well being facility ever equipped interior the U. S. till the 1950s changed into equipped by making use of one denomenation or yet another. no longer each human being who considers themself Christian has attended a suitable church or been a member of a church.

Answer 3

Anyone who has any doubt about the intent of the original Continental congress concerning religion and American need to read this article.

http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.cgi?path=20391971901965

Answer 4

That doesn't change the fact that Puritanism was a huge influence on the pre-revolutionary, colonial American culture.

Answer 5

Paine wasn't the only one alive at the time and maybe one of the least influential of any we call the founding fathers... Jim

Answer 6

Get the video "America's Godly Heritage".
Most people were godly, and acted so. This does not mean that everyone was a Christian (like your example).

Answer 7

The founding fathers were Deists, not Christians.

Answer 8

It was mainly founded by people of Christian faith but not all were christian, some were just deist like myself

Answer 9

I'll pray for God to cure your ignorance.